This song was released on Friday July 11th, but I'm
privileged to have had it for a few months now. It is my jam mehnnnn and anyone
who knows me will tell how it's been important for me for our generation to
pick and nurture its own sonic identity. A sound that best represents us,
Cameroonian millennial and our roots in a 2.0 world of globalisation,
intellectual exchange and sadly, a severe watering down/ extinction of African
indigenous cultures. (If all this grammar makes any sense sef). And, mind you, the
struggle is even tougher for us as Cameroonians. With the explosion of Nigerian
entertainment these days, it is difficult not to jump on the bandwagon since
Nigeria's sonic identity is pretty much Africa's now. It takes a great deal of
courage, foresight, and artistic prowess to pull off what Ambe (pronounced
Ambé) did on this song. To craft a sound so deeply steeped in West Cameroonian
rhythms. Especially when "Makossa" seems to be the most popular of
Cameroon's hundreds of music brands. Rendez-Vous is a fireworks explosion of
Bensikin pecussions and rhythms, the iconic and famed Cameroonian bass guitar
and a Dibango-esque Sax performance .. all with a contemporary urban twist.
What's there not love, massa from the songwriting to the sound ... the music ...
the identity of a dancing people .... Cameroonian music genius at its finest. I
feel proud. Proudly Cameroonian.
#JAMALERT
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